Example sentences of "[v-ing] and [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because some discretion about the curriculum had been restored to the manager , this might have meant that the task of timetabling and deciding priorities in staff appointments became easier . |
| 2 | ‘ It 's been a problem , but it 's a problem we are tackling and winning , ’ he said . |
| 3 | A lip is not needed on the underside to form a key to the adhesive ; however , tonguing and grooving on the edges will help to locate the blocks during laying , maintain an even surface and reduce the possibility of loosening of individual blocks . |
| 4 | Backing from under the bed , she made a dash for the door , twisting and ducking to avoid the out-stretched hand of the landlord 's wife . |
| 5 | All through the night he lay awake , twisting and writhing , and moaning in low desperate tones . |
| 6 | Lāla Bahādur started to play with its stringy tail — twirling it round in the air , twisting and tugging it back from the socket — trying to provoke a reaction that would jar it to life . |
| 7 | I knew he was twisting and tugging away up there but the local had mercifully done its job . |
| 8 | Scathach 's horse panicked and he shouted at the creature , which stamped in the water , twisting and tugging with discomfort . |
| 9 | The jharo flared through the darkness , twisting and somersaulting , spiralling down until it landed in the village square , flickered momentarily , then died . |
| 10 | Outside in the howling , flobs of rain were twisting and twining around the few remaining hutches . |
| 11 | She stared at the creature twisting and wriggling in the glass . |
| 12 | Two countries that have sent fighting men to the Gulf — Pakistan ( with 10,000 soldiers in Saudi Arabia ) and Bangladesh — are twisting and turning over their decision , mainly because it is so unpopular . |
| 13 | She turns the water to steam and frees the light inside her , twisting and turning in a sparkling , spinning column . |
| 14 | The more the men whistled , the more ribald their remarks , the faster she walked ; but the faster she walked , the more of a sexual object , or sexual quarry , she became , twisting and turning between the rows of benches ( for she soon lost her bearings ) , stumbling over piles of metal parts , skidding on the oily floor , her cheeks as red as her hair , the wings of her nostrils white , her eyes fixed steadfastly ahead , refusing to meet the gaze of her tormentors. ‘ 'Allo , darlin' , lookin' for me ? |
| 15 | Dust-wreathed propellers turn overhead , twisting and turning the grime of centuries into the crannies of the moulded ceiling . |
| 16 | These , although they must be travelling very fast initially , seem to move quite slowly , twisting and turning lazily in the air and tracing out elegant parabolic paths as they fall back to earth round the vent . |
| 17 | Some are undoubtedly produced when ropy strands or shreds of sticky lava are flung up out of the vent , twisting and turning slightly in the air before falling back to earth ; these are known as rope or ribbon bombs , and they may be as much as one metre long . |
| 18 | And thus , it would roar through the upper reaches of the Severn , twisting and turning through the green fields of Gloucestershire . |
| 19 | They dragged her by her arms as she shouted , twisting and turning in their grasp . |
| 20 | The midfield star trained alone — sprinting , jogging , twisting and turning to answer claims that the tackle which put him out of the game would mean another lengthy lay-off , almost 17 months after he wrecked his right knee in the FA Cup final . |
| 21 | And now the children also saw the long thin slimy yellow-bellied lizard-like creature twisting and turning in the glass , and they squirmed and jumped about as well , shouting , ‘ What is it ? |
| 22 | A few early lapwings were on territory , twisting and turning in frantic display , and little doubt the local crows had already noted the fact for future reference . |
| 23 | Adam went back to his private world as the plane bucked across the sky , the unseen hands of the veering winds twisting and turning it as it flew towards Hanover . |
| 24 | Beyond Postojna the roads became increasingly worse , twisting and turning as we went through at Janene on the Croatian border where it was explained that we would have to pay a reduced fee ( as we were carrying humanitarian goods ) of 13DM in order to acquire the appropriate papers to allow us to enter Croatia . |
| 25 | Corbett went back to his notes about Lady Eleanor 's death , twisting and turning them . |
| 26 | Moving over the snow , he was like a bird in flight , twisting and turning with total ease , at one with the elements . |
| 27 | Toni 's voice , which reminds me of Phoebe Snow 's ’ growled ’ through the opening song , as she moved gracefully across the stage barefooted , her hand extended out , portraying a dance of its own , twisting and turning almost in slow motion . |
| 28 | The ascent was arduous and prolonged , twisting and turning upwards for more than twelve kilometres to the pass , almost a thousand metres high . |
| 29 | When the salient vicinity includes another moving object , particularly a flying insect twisting and turning and diving in a desperate attempt to shake off its pursuer , the extra benefit to the bat of increasing its sample rate more than justifies the increased cost . |
| 30 | Within seconds each man was twisting and skidding away from the attackers . |